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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FERDINAND o. HENRY, or serum PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE nssmnmnn'rs, TO WALDEN KNIFE eomesmr, or WALDEN, new YORK, A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BLADE-PACKAGING MACHINE.

Application filed July 30,

To a]? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND G. HENRY, a citizen of the l'nitcd States. residing at 2908 North 26th St. North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have invented certain new and useful improvements Blade-Packaging Machines, otgyv'hich 'the following .is. a clear, full, and exact description. This invention relates to inachines or packaging articles and morelparticularly to machines for placing safety razor blades or similar articles in packages suitable forhandling and vending the same.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction and mode of operation generally of packaging machines of this class and to produce a packaging machine in which the operations are performed automatically to a maximum degree.

Another object of the invention is to produce a blade packaging machine which will operate to insert the blades between the leaves of a hook and place the book filled with blades within an envelope or other suitable wrapper or enclosing member.

\Vith these and other objects in View, the invention comprises the novel and improved features, constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the advantagcs of which wiil be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

In the present embodiment of the invention. the machine is constructed and arranged to insert the blades between the Ieave'so a book, then to place the hook filled with blades in an envelope, and finally to insert the filled envelope within a second envelope or a. box.

The invention wili be clearly understood from the accompanying drawings illustrating a machine embodying the invention in its preferred form, and the following detailed description of the constructions therein shown.

In the drawings- Fig. l is a view in front elevation of a portion of a machine embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of a portion of the machine;

Fig. 3 is.a p'an view of a portion of the machine;

1921. Serial No. 485,605.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 55 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation of a portiou of the machine;

Fig. 7 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in section of a portion of the machine;

Fig. 8 is a view in front elevation illustrating the mechanism for tucking in one of the flaps of a box;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 99 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 10 is a detail view partly in side elevation and partly in section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 7 illustrating the box handling mechanism;

Fig. 11 is :1 Ian view illustrating particularly the mec anisms associated with the lower turret;

F g. 12 is a view in rear elevation illustrating the mechanisms associated with the lower turret;

Fig. 13 is a plan view illustrating certain of the parts shown in Fig. 11;

Fig. 14 is a detail view illustrating the locking mechanism for the turrets;

Fig. 15 is a detail sectional view illustrating certain parts of the shear mechanism;

Figs. 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 are diagrammatical views illustrating the action of the hmecl'ianisms for tucking in the flaps of a Fig. 21 is El view in front elevation of a portion of the machine illustrating particularly the driving mechanism and the connections for operating certain of the parts;

Fig. 22 is a view partly in plan and partly in horizontal section of the mechanism showninFi 21;

Fig. 23 is a view in side elevation illustrating the driving, mechanism;

Fig. 24 is a detail view in front elevation illustrating 1particularly certain parts of the driving mec anism and certain parts of the air controlling mechanism;

Fig. 25 is a detail view partly in front elevation and partly in section illustrating certain of the parts for inserting blades in the book strip:

Fig. 26 is a detail plan view illustrating certain of the parts for guiding the. blades;

Fi 9.7 is a detail view illustrating one of the b ade actuators; f

Fi.28isaper irevlewoanenveloli e in which a t ilfe dfiooh is inserted;

' Fig. 29 is a perspective new of an envelope adapted to form an external wrapper for the envelope shown n 28;

Fig. 30 is a perspective view of a hex adapted to form an external wrapper for the envelope shown in F is. 28;

F 31 is a PBIZPGCQVB view showing the box illustrated m i'g. 30 in collapsed condition:

Fi 82, 33, and 34 are yiews 1 rear e l ovation and partly in sectib n lfiua trating the operation of clos ng the flap of the envelope illustrated in Fig. 29;

Fig. 85 is a detail view partiy 111 front eleration and rtly in section i ustratmg the mechanism r transferring a filled-envelope from the intermediate turret; and

Fig. 38 is a detail view in front elevatio illustrating the book strip, supporting and handling mechanism:

In the preferred form of the invention as illustrated in the drawings, the blades to be packaged are held in a series of galle s each constructed to hold a pack or stock of blades placed face to face and are talren in succession from these galleys and 1nserted between the leaves of a book. In taking the blades from the galleys a redetermmed number of blades are asaem led in a sh up, one blade bein taken from each galey and the assemble blades are then projected between the leaves of the book.

In the draw the galleys from wlnch the blades are ta en are indicated at 2 and are removably mounted in suitable receiving grooves 4 inthe frame of the machine. 'I he number of blade alleys correspond with the number of hin es to be inserted in the books and may be varied as desired, the present machine being constructed for the use of six galleys. The receivi grooves are placed so as to locate the ga eye in peer tions with their axis coinciding with the radii of a circle, the center of which is 10- rated at 3, Fig. 8.

The gulleys are preferably identical n construction and are removably mounted in the receiving grooves 4 so that the; may be transferred from one to another a series of machines for Eerforming successive operations upon the lades, the receivin galley of one machine after being filled witi blades being em loyed as the supply galley of the next mac ine The gallei's are each provided with a central all eway formed by lateral ribs 6 adapted receive a series of blades laced face to face.

In a dition to the blades, an inspection card referabl is inserted in each book with the b ades. iese cards are held in a galley 8 similar to the galleys 4 and also mounted with its axis substantially coinciding with one of the radii of the circle, having its center at 3. The card galley however, is preferably permanently secured to the frame of the machine.

The blades ,from each of the galleys are injected successively from the inner end of t pack in the galley downward] through a vertical guidewa into a suite le turret arranged to rotate low inner ends of the gagsys. These vertical guidewa. are indica at 10 and are each fo by a ve in a plate 12 secured to the frame of tile machine and a second plate 14 secured in contact with the inner face of the plate 12. The plate 12 is formed with an open 15 throu h which the blades are pro'ected em the into the gnideway 10 i a movement of the blades in a direction substantia il K normal to the blade plane.

a blades, as they are carried into the deway 10 are projected downwardly m the guideway into the turret b means of a blade actuator 16 mounted to all e vertically m the guideways and arranged to c the projections at the opposi ends oi the blades to move the blades thro gh the ideway; The blade actuator 18 is secure to a vertically movable slide bar 18, the upper end of which is formed with an 0 ng in which is engaged an arm of a spider 20 secured to the upper end of a vertically movable aft 22 y the movements of which the blade actuator is actuated in the manner The inspection cards in the card le 8 are taken from the inner end of th ga lay and projected downwardly into the turret in a manner somewhat simi nor in which the blades are delivered to the turret. The cards are taken in succession from the inner end of the pack in the card galley b means of a reci rocatory slide 24 moun to slide longitudinally with relation to the card galley and having a suction nozzle at its outer end am to be enwith the inner card of t a pack in the go ley. The auction nozzle is connected by a series of pi with a suitable suction fun. all of when will be hereinafter described. The slide 24 is reciprocated by means of an arm 26 secured to a rock shaft 28, an arm 30 also secured to the said rock shaft, an arm 32 secured to a second rock shaft 34, and a link 36 connecting the arm 30 with the arm 32. The rock shaft 34 is actuated through certain connections from a cam shaft hereinafter to he described to impart the proper reciprocating movements to the slide 24.

The card galley 8 is provided at its inner end with detents engaging the ends of the inner card of the pack therein to hold the same in position. As the slide 24 draws the card inwardly, the ends of the card bend or to the manuntil the card is carried past these projections.

Each card after being drawn from the inner end of the 'ard galley is released by the slide 24 by the throwing off of the suction. After its release by the slide, the card rests in a chamber 37 just beyond the inner end of the galley. \Vhile within this chamber the card is engaged by a vertically movable slide 38 and pushed downwardly from the chamber into the turret. Before the card is engaged by the slide 38, however, a backing plate or ate 40 is projected downwardly into a position just outside of the card to prevent the card from being deflected laterally. buckling or becoming jammed. The slide 38 is mounted in guides in the frame and to the upper end ti ei'etirf is se cured a rod 42. The backing plate ifi'isalr'o mounted in guides to slide face-3b fade, with the slide 38 and is formed at its end with a laterally bent portion through which the rod 42 passes. The downward movemcnt of the backing plate 40 is limited by means of a stop 44 formed thereon and ar ranged to engage a stop plate formed on the frame. and the upward movement of the slide 38 is limited by means of a stop 46 formed on the slide and projecting through a slot in the backing plate 40 into position to engage the stop plate 50. A coiled spring 52 is mounted on the rod 42 and is interposed between the upper end of the backing plate 40 and a collar secured to the upper end of the rod. The slide 38 and the hacking plate 40 are actuated, and controlled from a lever 54 pivoted at 56 on the frame of the machine and connected with the shaft 22 by means of a pin 58 secured in the lever and engaging in a slot formed in the upper end of the shaft. The outer end of the lever 54 is arranged to engage beneath the in wardly bent end of the backing plate 4.0 and is also arranged to engage the upper side of the inwardly bent end of the slide 38. The above mechanism has the following mode of operation starting with the parts substantially in the positions shown in Fig. i, which is the position which the parts assume just after a card is released by the slide 24. As the lever 54 swings downwardly the slide 38 is held up by the spring :2 and the backing plate 40 is moved downwardly hr the action of the spring 52. the plate tollowiuk the lever 54 in its downward movement. until the stop 4-! engages the rte!) plate 5 1. This movement of the backing plate locates the same in position outside of the card in the chamber 37. As the downward movement of the lever 54 continues. the outer end of the lever engages the slide 38 and moves the same downwardly. thereby projecting the card into the turret. As the lever 54 swings upwardly the s ide 38 is first moved upwardly by the action of the spring until the upward movement of the slide is stopped by the engagement of the stop -16 with the stop plate 50. The continued upward movement of the lever then carries the same into engagement with the backing plate 40 and the backing plate is then moved upwardly by the lever against the tension of the spring 52. thereby restoring the parts to the positions shown in Fig. 4.

The blades and the cards are forced along the re pective gallcys in directions substantially normal to the blade planm to carry the blades successively into the ,g'uideways 10and to carry the cards into the inner end of the card galley by mechanisms all having substantially the same construction and mode of operation. Each of these mechanisms compfisesannrm-CO arranged to engage the 'onter ljiide or bug the pack in the galley. The a'fin 6) is secured to a. slide block 652 uiminthll to slide longitudinally on a rod (it supported at its ends in the frame. To the slide block 62 is secured one end of a cable 5 passing about guide pulleys G6 and (38. to the other end of which cable is secured a weight it). The weight tcnds to force the block (32 and the arm 60 toward the inner end of the galley and carries the pack of cards or blades along the galley as thee articles are taken successively from the galley.

The turret into which the blades and inspection cards are projected from the several galleys is indicated at 72 and is mounted to rotate on a substantially vertical axis passin through the center 3 of the circle on the radii of which the galle vs are arranged. The turret 72 is secured upon the upper end of a hollow shaft. 74 mounted to rotate in suitable hearings in the frame and the peripheral portion of the turret extends beneath the guideways l0 and the chamber 37 for the several galleys. as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The peripheral portion of the turret. is formed with a. number of series or groups of parallel article-receiving slots 76 into which the blades and cards are projected from the gallcys, the number of groups in the present construction being one greater than the number of galleys aml the number of slots in each series being the same as the number of galle-ys. During a single rotation of the turret a blade from each galley and an inspection card is dropped in the re pective slots T6 in each roup in the turret. The corresponding slots in each group are arranged at equal distances from the center of rotation and the guideways it) and the chamber 37 are arranged at corresponding distan es from this center to enable the blades and cards to be projected from the said gnideways and the chamber into the turret. The driving mechanism for the turret is constructed and arrangtd to impart a step by step rotary movement to 

